The Second Northern War, also called the Northern Wars of 1655-1660, was fought across the Baltic region, started when Charles X Gustav of Sweden invaded the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, an event known in Poland as the Deluge. Swedish armies overran much of Poland and Lithuania, including Warsaw and Krakow, but a national uprising and intervention by Russia, Brandenburg, Austria and Denmark turned the tide. Charles then led his army across the frozen Danish belts and forced Denmark to cede territory at the Treaty of Roskilde. The war ended with a series of treaties at Oliva and Copenhagen, which confirmed Sweden's gains on the Scandinavian side, including Scania, but left Poland badly weakened and strengthened Brandenburg-Prussia.
Before and after
- from 1654 to 1667Russo-Polish War
- c. 1655Birth of Jacob Bernoulli
- 1655Founding of Lawrence
- from 1655 to 1660Deluge
- from 1655 to 1660Second Northern War
- 25 March 1655Discovery of Titan
- from 29 July 1655 to 31 July 1655Battle of Vilnius
- from 28 November 1655 to 27 December 1655Siege of Jasna Góra
- 1656Las Meninas
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The era
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